Hertford County Herau> ? ==Bsz^ammmmmm^c= weekly newspaper printed in eastern north Carolina - ===========:=aa Edgar Thomas Snipes Attorn?y-at-Law Loana Negotiated Real Eatate Bought and SoldJ Office: 2nd Floor J. W. Godwin. Jr. Bldg AHOSKIE. N. C. R. R. ALLEN llealer In 8ASH. DOORS. BLINDS. WINDOW GLASS. HARDWARE. PAINTS AND BUILDING MATERIALS GENERALLY Whoteaale and Retail Re. *27 Washington Square Hl'FKOI.K. VA. bash. doors. hardware, paints. lime, cement. sewer pipe. cart materiau mill supplies. stoves. ranges and etc. close prices. mail orders solicited and oblige. E. L. FOLK CO. No. MI7-9IB Waahla*loa Square SL'FI'OLK.VA. W. W. ROGERS AttonMy-tt-Uw Prompt Attention Given to All Bulneaa. C. Wallace Joaes Attorney and Counselor-At-L?w ? winton. n. c. Practice in all courts. Loan* negotiat ed. Seeeial attention to eolleetioo*. Located in Bank of Winton O. L. THOMAS general contractor and builder Plane and Specification* furniihed upon application Cement and Tile Work Brick Work a Specialty ahoskie. n. c.; Roswell C- Brldfler Attorney-at-Law winton. n. c. J. R. EVANS Practical Tin Roofer and Sheet j Metal Worker . Prices Right. MURFREESBORO. N. C. ?. ???-X rl FRANK G. TAYLOE Notary Public Ahoskie, Nokth Carolina. J. L. PARKER County Sureyor?Road Engineer < and Draftsman. arovAtJR-r PVBLIC. Office with W. W. Rogers, Ahoskie, N. C. ? - i?'V" ' J*! ?' Walter R. Johnson Attornitt at Law Ahoskik, North Carolina Practices wherever service* desired Imi It. I til rittr Mtr lillliig O. ;j. NEWBERNr Agent v FoRd Actomobh.iw, Aboskie. N. C. Buy now and get $50.00 rebate. DR. CHAS. J. SAWYER * Diseases \if the eye, ear, nose and throat, including the fitting ?of glasses, Windsor, N. C. Office Hours?9 to 18?8 to 6, s'-X- - Public Spirit iu Practice. Dr. Matt R. Stephenson Type ol Health Official Every Couaty Need* Dr. Matt B. Stephenson of Sea board, Northampton County, a member of the county board ol health, i* rendering hi* people a aervice long to be remembered. He championed the progrea* and auccea* of the anti-typhoid cam paigh that ia now being conducted in hi* county and ia giving valu able cooperation and aaaiatance to Dr. H. W. Lewis, physician in Charge. At the beginning of the cam paign,. Dr. Stephenaon put at the disposal of the dispensary force the Use of his own car, equipDed with a chauffer, for the mere running expense* of the car. As the cam paign progressed and -more terri tory was embraced. Dr. Stephen son saw the situation and im mediately met it by purchasing a Ford and turning it over to the use of the doctors. And, be it said. Dr. Stephenson is not rendering material aid alone. The first day of the campaign's operation at the doctor's home found him in bis car visiting coun try homes and country people, as well as those of his little town, carrying the message of typhoid prevention and telling the story of anti-typhoid vaccine. As a result of bis vigorous enthusiasm and time given to this cause over a thousand |ieople took the treat ment that day. The County's pro gress has been good accordingly ever since. As a matter of fact. Northampton has vaccinated a greater per cent, of her population than any other of the five counties. Such publico spirit is what every county need and such a health official is a type of what every county board of health should have. The death rate is bound to drop in Northampton and in every othercounty where health matters are backed by such nag nanimous spirits. ? 'Grain' Alcohol from Wood A DnPont Feat. ProceM Developed at Coet of 9100, 000; Meana Ecoaomy in Powder Nakia|. i i Pennsgrove, N. J., July 19? "Grain" alcohol made from wood and 99 per cent. pure. Thin feat in chemistry haa been accomplished by the DuPont Pow der Company and the liquid re sulting from the formula is being used in the manufacture of smoke less powder at Carney's Point plants of the company near here. Not only does the alcohol re suiting from this process contain all the qualities of chemically pure alcohol, but the company has found that 75 per cent, of the liquid can be recovered after be ing passed through the powder mixture. Experiments resulting in this discovery, officials here declare, cost tho company more than $100,000. The United States government, which has big ammunition con tracts with the DuPont company, it is said, will benefit by millions annually.,by the invention, which it has adopted for use in govern ment powder factories. The pro cess. patents for which are held by the DuPont company, has been presented to the government in effort to cheapen the coet of pro ducing powder.?Ledger Dispatch. BOARD OF EOUlUZlCTION The Board of Equilization. cum. posed of Weinberg of the"Rrf?rd ol County Commissioners and County Supervisor, mat in Winton Mon day of last week to equalize the property in the county. Some few change* were made in property listed in the coubty. ? Locality Without Microbes. Not a microbe exist* In mountain Or above the height oC Mft f**C What Are Yob Doing To Boost , The Sootb? The railroad* are spending thousands of dollars annually in advertising the resources of the ( Southern States. ? The Atlantic Coast Line Agri cultural Department is again put ting up an exhibit of farm pro ducts. vegetables, fruits, tobacco, cotton, grains and forage of all kinds, grown in Virgina. North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Alabama, to be shown this summer and faH at a number of the large fairs in the States of New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland, in sections not so favored by nature, climati cally, as is "The Nation's Garden Spot." A representative of the Agricul tural Department of the Atlantic Coast Line has just returned from a trip through the East and North where space was contracted for at eight mammoth fairs, and be re ports great interest manifested and that the exhibit will be viewed by several hundred thousand people. Handtume illustrated literature descriptive of the the resources of the States of Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Alabama, will be freely dis tributed. This kind of advertising has real educational value. It reaches the people, and it should result in bringing many^ood homeseekers' into our midst. Won't You Help? The success of the undertaking will, in a measure.'depend upon the co-operation received from the farmers, and others interested in agriculture. If you raise or know of anyone raising products suitable for this exhibit, such as native forage, alfalfa, corn, tobacco, small grains, good samples of fruits and vegetables, etc.,you can help by communicating with the Agricultural and Immigration De partment of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, Wilming' ton, N. C. A large express car will be re quired to transport the exhibit. Time of departue from Wilming ton. N. C., about August 15th. Keeping Cool. How to Keep Cool ia Summer. Tlie gentle art of keeping cool is not to be despised these days. Here are just a few little hints which, while they won't make the thermometer register 65 or 7(Tin stead of 95 or 100, will go a long, long way toward mitigating one's personal suffering. First of all, keep the organs of elimination, especially the bowels, working- easily and frequently. Do this by eating fruits and vege tables, leaving off meats and pas tries. and by drinking lots of cool (ndt ted cold) water and buttermilk instead of coffee. .. Dress right. Wear palm beach clothes if possible, and wear as little as the law of the land will allow. That's mighty little these days?equal rights for men. In the words' of the wag, we are "sorry for some of the ladies in summer, for a few of them don't have much left to take off." Build that sleeping porch now that you have been thinking about so long. You'll enjoy it so much you will want to use it the year round. In the old fashioned closed in houses, our electric fan on low speed is a delight these hot nights in the bed rooms. . I^ast of 4II don't worry. fret, or get cross and vexed. Keep sweet. Ddn'l try to do as much physical work as at other times. Manage to do as much of your work in the shade as possible. Keep on very ' intimate terms with the bath tub 1 and forget the weather. \Don't ' talk about it. Give that sfibject a ' rest. The other fellow will thank you for It. Warranty Deeds for saie at the Herald office 25c- the dozen Hertford County. Effort Beiag Made for More Coarfor table School Buildinfs. One of the moat vital iseuea be fore the people of North Carolina now ia the great question as to what we must do with our young people. Hundreds and thouaanda of our young people heretofore have not had the opportunity of auch education aa ia required in order to prepare our great middle claaa and the neglected class for the coming duties of citizenship in North Carolina. I am familiar with the condi tions in the schools of this section of North Carolina. We have been making an effort for some years in this section of the State to bet ter the conditions of schools and the conditions of school bouses. Some of the school houses are' in reasonably good condition. Some are not in auch condition as to be comfortable for the pupils, special ly in bad and chilling weather. A few of our school houses have been erected within the past three or four years and these are in good condition for the comfort of the pupils in cold weather. There are 34 school houses for our wlnte children. These houses, a few of them, -are in such condi tion as to be quite uncomfortable m very bad, cold weather. We are doing our best to remedy these conditions and to make our school children as comfortable as we can for health and the ability to study and learn. The negro schools have 34 school houses. There are twice as many negro children, according to the census of negro children, as there are of white children in white schools. A much larger number of the blacks attend their schools than do the while children. This ia so because the children of tlie negro race are, except a. few, keen to learn according to their ability, and most pf them take advantage of every opportunity they have in order to better their condition in learning. As a rule the majority of the colored people do not learn as well as the majority of the white people. I have many friends among the white children and 1 encourage these to do alj they can to make good and efficient citizens for our State. I also have many friends among the colored children. I encourage the colored race to strive to make themselves good and efficient citizens for our State. May God help every citizen, white and colored, to make the best of him self possible. John C. Scarborough, Sunt. Winton, N. C. (The above article is taken from Annual Education Edition of The News and Observer of July 19th. Thinking same will be of interest to our readers we take pleasure in copying the article in full.?Ed.) ? . vi Hail Carriers Pledge Support to President. Lynchburg, Vs., July 19.?The State convention of Virginia Rural Letter Carriers' Association, after selecting Danville as the next place of meeting, elected the following officers: President, C- F. Coffman, of Maurertown; vice-president, C. D. Diggs, of Cumberland county; secretary - treasurer. W. A. Showalter, Harrisonburg; chap lain, R. F. Roadcap, of Ooshen; Chairman good road committee, W. L. Hammersley, of Randolph; delegates to the national conven tion, C. F. Coffpan, at large, and A. W.'Burfort, Fentree: W. A. Showalter, of Harrisonburg; alter nates, H. C. Amele, of Buena Vista; T, P. Smith, of Ghatbam. The convention by resolution pledged its support to President Wilson anent the European wai situation and memorialized the Virginia Congressmen to work foi i a iaw to provide for Federal etc for gpod roads.?Ledger Dispatch William Patrick Taylor. William Prtrick Taylor, aon o Hilary Taylor aud wife Nancj (Nowell) Taylor, was born ii Mill Neck, Hertford County, N C.. on the 10th, day of-Marcl 1843. He died in the city ol Norfolk, Va., a patient in a hos pital, July 13th, 1915. In February 1866 he marriec Miaa Sallie M. Mitchell. dauglitei of William W. Mitchell. His wife predeceased him by nearly foui years bavins died July 81st 1911, He left the folio wins children: Mra. Stella Clark, Arthur and Henry Taylor. Mr. Taylor's edu cation was limited to the local schools of his neighborhood and the Harrellaville Academy, which was justly famed for its excellence. Jn this latter institution he be came well grounded >u the ele mentary studies. In September 1861 he enlisted in company G. 31st. Regiment of North Carolina Troops and was Cor|?ormI of that Company. For the first two years of the war most of his ser vices was in North Carolina, but in the spring and summer of 1863 he was in active service at and a O /v *" Q ucai v/iiftntMUiu, o. U. 4D oep tember 1863 he was elected Second Lieutenant of Company A. 68th Kesri meat, and on the 18th, of May 1864 he was advanced to the posi tion of First Lieutenant. He was in the battles of Kinston and Ben tonsvilie. As a soldier be was faithful to every duty, strict in obedience, but he inspired the con fidence of his men by his hearty cooperation with them in making their army life more bearable. He etEne out of the army with his honor and his manhood unimpair ed and with a bold determination to build for himself a name worthy of the people among whom he was raised and who later on bestowed on him their confidence and esteem, lie^was one of the best business men in HertfortCounty, managing large business affairs with ease and rare good judgement. His ad vice was often sought on business subjects by men of large affairs. In 1893, a year of political unrest and doubt, the Democratic party of Hertford County unanimously turned to him and named him as its candidate for the Legislature. He spoke to the people from every stump and told them how he would stand upon every questiun. He united a party rent asunder and was elected to the General Assem bly by a large majority. In this body he took high rank as a wise Legislator, especially in dealing with matters relating to taxation and business. .Again in 1911, at the request of a majority of the Democrats of his county expressed in a primary he was the candidate of his party for a seat in, the Gen eral Assemby and was elected practically without opposition. In this session of the General Assem bly he was faithful to his irust and took high rank as a wise, conserve' live leader. Since his early manhood Mr. Taylor was.a consitent member of the Baptist Church, faithful to its teachings and generous to its in stitutions. In his will written shortly before his death he donated $1000.00 to the Thomasville Or phanage, the special care of the Baptists of North Carolina. He was not willing to close his eyes in death without leaving a portion of his possessions to that noble work. For many years he was a trustee of Chowan College, prompt in at tendance upon all of its -meetings and wise in the conduct of the affairs of that noble institution. Here too his heart was touched by noble endeavor for young women and he remembered this institution with a gift of $4000.00. In these two particulars he has set the well to do Baptist of this Chowan country a worthy example. As a citizen Mr. Taylor was patriotic and progressive. I recall in this connection that the last work he did before going to the hospital was to build a nice brick post Office for his home town. Mr. Taylor was a generous man, giving to all needy cauaes. He (Continued on page 4.) = ? >?, r FIRE INSURANCE NOTARY PUBLIC :: r;; ? \: A ' WALTER L. CURTIS AUOMKIK N. c. ' iiiiiniiMii.iiiiiiiWiirlifiiii^M H t ? ,. I MONTAUK ICE CREAM TOUCHES THE SPOT Fills the demand for a dainty dessert, as no other dessert can. It's the choice of mother, father, sister and brother?and the boarders, if there be any. 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